Augustin Latton

Augustin Latton was a Royalist soldier during the English Civil War. He underestimated the capabilities of the New Model Army due to the presence of commoners in leadership roles, but he would come to realize their power at the Battle of Naseby in 1645. He served in the infantry during that battle, during which he feared that he would be killed during the musketry battle with the Parliamentarians at the crest of a key hill. He witnessed the stand of Prince Rupert of the Rhine's notorious Bluecoats as the Royalist army collapsed, and he was sorrowful at the slaughter of the retreating Royalist troops. He later recalled his wonder about how the Parliamentarians could want a country without a King.